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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Chatham County, North Carolina

17 public schools in Chatham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Willow Oak Montessori leads the list at 9.8:1, against a median of 13.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Chatham County, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

9.8:1

Median Students/teacher

13.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Willow Oak Montessori	Pittsboro, NC	Willow Oak Montessori	Elementary	281	9.8:1
2	Chatham Central High	Bear Creek, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	320	10.4:1
3	Virginia Cross Elementary	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	494	12.1:1
4	Siler City Elementary	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	591	12.3:1
5	J S Waters School	Goldston, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	222	12.5:1
6	North Chatham Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	588	12.8:1
7	Perry W Harrison Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	262	12.8:1
8	Northwood High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	634	12.9:1
9	Silk Hope School	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	281	13.2:1
10	Pittsboro Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	503	13.3:1
11	Chatham Middle	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	513	13.8:1
12	Bonlee School	Bear Creek, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	290	13.9:1
13	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	848	14.3:1
14	George M. Horton Middle	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	414	15.4:1
15	Chatham Grove Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	683	16.2:1
16	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	736	16.7:1
17	Seaforth High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	1,088	19.1:1

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